Rear brake caliper positon

[Chris S]

I noticed a bike on ebay with the rear brake caliper positioned in front of the chain-stays. Are there and advantages or disadvantages to this?

 

[fossyant]

No, it's just wrong and ugly.

 

[Sharky]

What's happening at the front brake? Cable seems to going to a lever being the stem?

Edit ignore me, it was an optical illusion. It's just the lever for the RD.

 

[cougie uk]

What's happening at the front brake? Cable seems to going to a lever being the stem?

Edit ignore me, it was an optical illusion. It's just the lever for the RD.

I can't see a RD ?

 

[Sharky]

I can't see a RD ?

Neither can I, but I think there may have been once.

 

[midlife]

Rear brake has been spun round so the cable guide on the right of the top tube lines up with the cable clamp of the brake arm..... Frame has been made for callipers like Weinmann etc.

 

[Chris S]

Edit ignore me, it was an optical illusion. It's just the lever for the RD.

I can't see a RD ?

Neither can I, but I think there may have been once.

The lever is the shifter for the 3-speed hub.

 

[Cycleops]

Weird hipster stuff.

 

[HLaB]

I noticed a bike on ebay with the rear brake caliper positioned in front of the chain-stays. Are there and advantages or disadvantages to this?

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Disadvantage, braking will pull on hanger which might cause it to eventually fail

 

[midlife]

BITD some mixte frames had the brake calliper the wrong way round from the factory.

 

[mickle]

Disadvantage, braking will pull on hanger which might cause it to eventually fail

Like all those front brakes always do?

 

[Ian H]

It only works with larger frames. It does keep the brake clear of a large saddlebag.

 

[HLaB]

Like all those front brakes always do?

I could be wrong but I thought that was one of the reasons they have a longer nut & bolt on the front (fork / frame design are probably bigger factors though) I wonder what the comparative stresses are ? There's more weight on the back but you use the front more (or at least I do)